It’s been a hectic summer, but the Eurovision Song Contest season is under way and there’s lots to catch up on. Ewan Spence sits down with the entry lists, dates, and information from Eurovision, Junior, and Eurovision Asia so you can catch up on all the news since Portugal’s victory in May.

Eurovision Insight Podcast: In The End There Can Be Only One

The latest news on Junior Eurovision 2017 and Eurovision 2018, along with developments in Asia and music from Benny Andersson’s piano. Hosted by Ewan Spence.

British Academy (BAFTA) nominated broadcaster and writer Ewan Spence is the voice behind The Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast and one of the driving forces behind ESC Insight. Having had an online presence since 1994, he is a noted commentator around the intersection of the media, internet, technology, mobility and how it affects us all. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, his work has appeared on the BBC, The Stage, STV, and The Times.
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Vanuatu! It’s a little north of NZ, a little east of Australia. A small independent island group, full of lovely people and places, including one actual real cargo cult and a live volcano. It is one of my favourite places, and if you every find yourself down under, it’s well worth a visit.

But it does have a developing economy and it is still recovering from devastating Cyclone Pam in 2015. That is, there’s not a lot of money to go around. It would be near impossible for the government (or international aid programmes?!) to pay for entry, so unless they get 100% private sponsorship, seeing Vanuatu in EASC seems very unlikely.

On the other hand, perhaps Vanuatu will become the San Marino of the South Seas!